The Mailman Cometh

Angry at being passed over for a raise, Fred sends an insulting letter to Mr. Slate-then finds out that he has gotten his raise after all. He tries to retrieve the letter before his boss sees it.

Teaser Sequence: As Fred is trying to get his letter back from inside the mailbox, he tells Barney "When this is over, I'm through with writing letters of any kind." Barney says "Yeah, dangerous aren't--" then he sees a cop behind him and Barney keeps nudging Fred to warn him they got company. Barney says "Trouble, Freddy, much trouble. King-sized or rather cop-sized." Fred tells Barney "Stop nudging me! Just keep an eye peeled for cops!" Barney says "You just said the secret word, Freddy." Fred asks Barney "What secret word?" The cop spells out C-O-P- cop. Fred says "Barney, your voice is changing!" He then notices the cop, laughs nervously and tells him: "Nice day, officer."

Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Betty Rubble, Mr. Slate, Elephant, Mr. Wilcox, Guy, Air-Mail Bird, Riley, Older Cop, Alice

Recorded on 9-25-61.